e36 headlamp bulbs :wtf:

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Post Sun Jan 06, 2008 10:03 pm

are they specific to bmw's
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Post Sun Jan 06, 2008 10:07 pm

H1 in an E36,think compacts are differnet though/
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Post Sun Jan 06, 2008 10:11 pm

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looks like this
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Post Sun Jan 06, 2008 10:43 pm

Nothing like the ones in mine mate :mad:
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Post Sun Jan 06, 2008 10:44 pm

they're the same as Z3 ones mate
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Post Sun Jan 06, 2008 10:46 pm

Thats american bulb. You sure that the lamp is not from american market?
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Post Sun Jan 06, 2008 11:27 pm

i've found them for sale in the uk roughly £5 a bulb
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Post Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:18 pm

boll***x they are 10.50 a side
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Post Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:19 pm

Could be an H7
Look like the ones fitted to X3 driving/fog lamps
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Post Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:20 pm

they are hb4's 51w
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Post Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:42 pm

£10.50 per side? They are just 9006 type bulbs iirc?

I'll see what I can find out
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Post Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:46 pm

d6dph wrote:£10.50 per side? They are just 9006 type bulbs iirc?

I'll see what I can find out
thats correct
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Post Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:47 pm

They're HB4's (a.k.a 9006).
According to Powerbulbs, they are E36 Compact ones.
This is why I no longer drive an E30......

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Post Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:50 pm

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Post Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:54 pm

needed one asap so had to pay halfrauds prices :cry: